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The news that the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant could close shocked a lot of people Thursday. Down the road in Blair, residents are worried about their friends: the hundreds of employees who live in their community.

The news that the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant could close shocked a lot of people Thursday. Down the road in Blair, residents are worried about their friends: the hundreds of employees who live in their community.

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Updated: 10:16 PM CDT May 12, 2016

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WEBVTT ROB: TONIGHT, THE COMMUNITY OF BLAIR WORRIES THAT COULD ALSO COST THEM BUSINESS. BRANDI: KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S ALEXANDRA STONE CONTINUES OUR LIVE TEAM COVERAGE. ALEXANDRA: ROB, BRANDI, WE SPOKE WITH A NUMBER OF FORT CALHOUN EMPLOYEES TODAY. THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T GO ON CAMERA. THOUGH, THE NEWS IS DEEPLY SADDENING FOR THOSE WHO WORK THERE. AND THE COMMUNITIES THE PLANT HAS SUPPORTED, FOR YEARS CARS PULL OUT OF NUCLEAR PLANT IN FORT CALHOUN THURSDAY THESE EMPLOYEES NOW FACING AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE KNOWING THEY MIGHT LOSE THEIR JOBS, BY THE END OF THE YEAR, IF THE PLANT CLOSES THOMAS: THIS PLACE HAS BEEN OPEN FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. ALEXANDRA: THOMAS BANSEN LIVES ACROSS FROM THE PLANT. HIS GRANDMOTHER WORKED THERE, FOR YEARS. NEWS OF A POSSIBLE SHUTDOWN COMES AS A SHOCK. THOMAS: IT'S GOT TO BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, CONSIDERING IT IS A LARGE PLANT, RIGHT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. ALEXANDRA: IN BLAIR, THE CLOSURE CAUSES CONCERN FOR BUSINESSES. STEPHANIE: I THINK IT'S GOING TO REALLY HURT THE BUSINESSES HERE IN TOWN. THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN TO EAT HERE AND EVERYWHERE IN TOWN, SHOPPING LOCALLY. ALEXANDRA: AND RESIDENTS SAY THE PLANT BROUGHT A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. THE TOWN IS HOME TO MANY, WHO WORKED THERE FOR YEARS. JENA: A LOT OF LOCAL FAMILIES ARE GOING TO TAKE A BIG HIT FROM THIS. JORDAN: THERE ARE SOME AMAZING TALENTED PEOPLE AND JUST GREAT FAMILIES THAT WORK THERE. SO, CERTAINLY, WE WANT TO DO WHAT WE CAN, TO KEEP AS MANY OF THEM IN THIS AREA, AS POSSIBLE. ALEXANDRA: A CONCERN ECHOED BY MANY, WHO ALSO WORRY ABOUT THEIR FRIEND CAITLIN: I REALLY HOPE THEY DON'T SHUT IT DOWN. I DON'T WANT TO SEE SOME OF MY CLOSER FRIENDS BE OUT OF JOB AND NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE TOWN GO DOWNWARD, BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A NICE AREA. ALEXANDRA: NOW, THERE'S ALSO LINGERING CONCERN IN BLAIR. AFTER PLANS FOR A REDEVELOPMENT OF DANA COLLEGE FELL THROUGH, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.

The news that the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant could close shocked a lot of people Thursday. Down the road in Blair, residents are worried about their friends: the hundreds of employees who live in their community.